Duty to God #5: Church History and Organization
Requirement 1 |
Identify each member of the First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve by name and describe one story or characteristic about each that has impressed you.
Requirement 2 |
Read Doctrine & Covenants 135:3 and the Church Bicentennial Proclamation, “The Restoration of the Fulness of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.” Record in your journal your testimony of the Prophet Joseph Smith and the Restoration..
Electives (Choose and complete two from the following)
Elective 1 |
Participate in a local Pioneer Trek. Write in your journal about your experiences, your feelings, and how that experience helped you appreciate the strength and sacrifices of the early members of the Church.
Elective 2 |
Visit a Church historic site (in-person or virtually) or select an ancestor or pioneer in Church history and read about sacrifices in his or her life. Write in your journal or discuss with a parent or leader how you felt as you read about that person’s life and the sacrifices they made.
Map of the Church’s 20-Plus Historic Sites in the U.S.
Church Historic Sites and Museums
Elective 3 |
Read a general conference talk about succession in the Church when the President of the Church dies. Discuss the process with a parent or leader, and write in your journal your feelings for the current President of the Church.
Talk: Revelation for the Church, Revelation for Our Lives
Succession in the Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints